bisection

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bisection

  • /baɪˈsɛkʃən/ US

noun bisections

  1. countable, uncountable An act of division into two parts, especially two equal parts. If the Arches BI and IK be cut in the middle in a, and b, likewiſe the Arches DM, ML being cut in the middle in c and d; and the Chords of the Bifegments in the Arch BK being drawn; likewiſe the Chords of the Biſegments in the Arch DL; alſo theſe will be as AB to AD, and they will always be ſo, if t

    Similar: bisegmentation

  2. countable, uncountable Either of the two portions thus produced.

    Similar: bisegment, half, one-half

  3. countable, uncountable The act of bisecting.

Similar: bisection, dichotomy, halving · Opposite: duplication

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noun

Similar: bisection, dichotomy, halving · Opposite: duplication

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noun a division into two parts, especially into two equal parts

Españolbisectriz
Portuguêsbisectriz
Françaisbissection

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@misc{bisection_2026,
  title = {bisection},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bisection},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}